BLS for Healthcare
Providers Study
Guide and Pretest
Click on the red button
below to display the CPR
practice sheets.
Use these sheets to study for the skills test
you will perform during the live course.
Adult CPR
1-Rescuer CPR Sequence
check for responsiveness
Reminders
if no response, activate 911 and Take 5-10 seconds to check for
get the AED breathing and pulse
Ensure chest rises with each
open the airway breath
look, listen, & feel for breathing Place hands in the center of the
no breathing, give 2 breaths chest for compressions
check carotid pulse Allow chest to recoil completely
or return to its normal position
no pulse, begin chest compressions
Compression rate: 100/minute
continue 30 compressions and 2 Compress 1 1/2 to 2 inches
breaths until the AED arrives, ALS
takes over, or the victim moves
Child CPR
1-Rescuer CPR Sequence Reminders
check for responsiveness Take 5-10 seconds to check for
breathing and pulse
yell for help but don't leave the victim
Ensure chest rises with each
open the airway breath
look, listen, & feel for breathing Place hands in the center of the
no breathing, give 2 breaths chest for compressions
check carotid pulse Use1 or 2 hands for
compressions
no pulse, begin chest compressions
Allow chest to recoil completely
continue 30 compressions and 2 Compression rate: 100/minute
breaths for 5 cycles or 2 minutes Compress 1/3 to 1/2 the depth of
if still no response, activate 911 and the chest
get the AED Phone 911 after 5 cycles of CPR
if you are alone
Infant CPR
1-Rescuer CPR Sequence Reminders
check for responsiveness
Take 5-10 seconds to check for
breathing and pulse
yell for help but don't leave the victim Ensure chest rises with each
open the airway breath
look, listen, & feel for breathing Perform compressions using 2
no breathing, give 2 breaths fingers placed 1 finger width
below the nipple line
check brachial pulse Allow chest to recoil completely
no pulse, begin chest compressions Compression rate: 100/minute
continue 30 compressions and 2 Compress 1/3 the depth of the
breaths for 5 cycles or 2 minutes chest
if still no response, activate 911 Phone 911 after 5 cycles of
CPR if you are alone
No AED use for infants
2-Rescuer CPR
Adult Child Infant
Compressions
and Ventilation
Ratio with 2 30:2 15:2 15:2
Rescuers
The compression to ventilation
ratio changes when
performing 2-rescuer CPR on
children and infants.
Infant 2-rescuer CPR
The rescuer performing chest
compressions will switch to the two thumb-
encircling hands technique.
Relief of Choking
Responsive Adult/Child Unresponsive Adult/Child
Abdominal thrusts until Lower them to the ground
object is removed or victim and begin the steps of CPR
becomes unresponsive Look in the mouth before
each breath
1/2 way
If you see the object, you
between navel
and xyphoid
can remove it
Don't forget to call 911 and
get the AED
Do not perform a blind
finger sweep
Relief of Choking
Responsive Infant Unresponsive Infant
Alternate 5 back blows and Place them on a hard, flat
5 chest thrusts until object surface and begin the
is removed or victim steps of CPR
becomes unresponsive
heal of hand
Look in the mouth before
each breath
If you see the object, you
can remove it
Don't forget to call 911
same as chest
compression
Bag Mask Ventilation
Position yourself above the victim's head
Place the mask on the face
Use the E-C technique to hold mask on face
Perform a head tilt
Squeeze bag to give breaths and watch for chest
rise
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
AEDs are computerized devices that allow laypersons to
attempt defibrillation safely. Here are a few facts about
defibrillation:
It is the most effective treatment for Ventricular
Fibrillation, the most common initial rhythm
present in a victim of sudden cardiac arrest.
The probability of successful defibrillation
decreases rapidly over time
Use of an AED
Power on the AED
Apply pads to the victim's bare chest
Plug the pads into the AED
"Clear" the victim and allow it to analyze
If a shock is advised, "clear" the victim again
and press the shock button
power button
shock button
Adult Child Infant
(puberty and older) (1 year to puberty) (less than 1 year)
Activate 911 as soon as victim if alone, after 5 cycles of CPR
is found
Check Pulse Carotid Brachial
Compression Center of the chest between the Just below the
Location nipples nipple line
Compression heal of 1 hand same as adult or 2 fingers
Method with the other on heal of 1 hand for (2 hands encircling-
top small children thumb for 2-rescuer)
Compression 100 per minute
Rate
Compression- 30:2 30:2 for 1 rescuer
Ventilation Ratio (1 or 2 rescuer) 15:2 for 2 rescuer
AED yes yes no
(adult pads only) (child pads preferable.
If none, use adult)
Class Information
Books are available for check-out from
Eskind Library (across from the Round
Wing)
Our office is difficult to find so please print
a map. On average, we are a 15 minute
walk from VUMC. You may also take the
Purple Shuttle to Memorial Gym.
Please park in your regular space.
Parking is also available in the
2525 garage for a fee.
BLS for Healthcare
Providers Pretest
Instructions
Click on the correct answer for each question.
You may return to the study guide for
remediation at any point by clicking the back
arrows.
The study guide and pretest are provided as
another method of review prior to taking the
live course. They are not all inclusive nor are
they intended to replace the live course.
1. The correct rate of administering
compressions is ______ compressions
per minute.
30
2
100
60
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2. The correct compression-ventilation ratio
for 1-rescuer child CPR is ___
compressions and ___ breaths.
100:2
30:2
5:1
15:2
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3. To relieve choking in a responsive
infant, you should perform:
30 chest thrusts
10 back blows
abdominal thrusts
5 back blows, 5 chest thrusts
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4. How do you know that your rescue
breath is effective?
you see the chest rise
you see the stomach rise
you feel the breath go in
there is no way to know
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5. To relieve choking in a responsive adult
or child, you should perform:
CPR
abdominal thrusts
back blows only
5 back blows, 5 chest thrusts
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6. When do you start cycles of chest
compressions and breaths for an
adult?
after establishing that the victim is
unresponsive, not breathing, and does not
have a pulse
after establishing the victim is unresponsive
when the victim has a pulse but is not
breathing
after 2 minutes of breaths only
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7. When do you phone the emergency
response number if you are alone with
an unresponsive infant?
after 5 cycles of CPR
after 1 cycle of CPR
immediately
after you give 2 breaths
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8. Early defibrillation for adults is
important because:
it will “jump start” the heart
atrial fibrillation is the most frequent
rhythm present
the chance of success diminishes rapidly
over time
cardioversion is the mostly effective
treatment for cardiac arrest
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9. The best way to allow the chest to recoil
after each chest compression is to:
keep the chest pressed down about ½ inch between
compressions
completely remove your hands from the chest after
each chest compressions
keep the chest slightly compressed at all times
take your weight off your hands so the chest returns
to its normal position
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10. The correct compression-ventilation
ratio for 2-rescuer infant CPR is ___
compressions and ___ breaths.
30:2
15:2
5:1
15:1
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